vaccines to control the covid-19 pandemic, researchers at the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University have discovered a way to suppress the virus' spread.
The researchers found that treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection with a new antiviral drug Molnupiravir, completely suppresses virus transmission within 24 hours.Scientists held that interrupting widespread community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 until mass vaccination is available is paramount to managing covid-19 and mitigating the catastrophic consequences of the pandemic.Because the drug can be taken by mouth, treatment can be started early for a potentially three-fold benefit: inhibit patients’ progress to severe disease, shorten the infectious phase to ease the.